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I would like to be able to see my little axies in the evenings when I'm home....at the moment the tank just has ordinary white lights and I'm conscious of the fact they don't like too much light and I don't want the lights warming the water up to much.

Is there anything I can use that would be better for them for 3 to 4 hours of an evening???? Someone suggested blue lights to me but I wanted the opinion of the "experts" on here first.

Your feedback would be very much appreciated.
 
I personally have never tried but i would imagine if you can get a soft white light bulb it would work without hurting your axolotls eyes as well as provide enough light to see your tank.
 
I made a DIY led light fixture out of car interior LEDs. They are soft and not so intense and my axolotls seem to come out more with them on.
 
In winter I used a blue LED. It's facing the wall so it's not directed straight into the axie's tank. It didn't disturb him when I turned it on. :happy:
 

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Thank you all...will have to see if I can get an LED light. :happy:
 
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